At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead thermal-hydraulic modelling and fault studies for advanced nuclear safety.
- Company: Join a pioneering engineering organisation at the forefront of low-carbon energy.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, flexible working, and excellent pension scheme.
- Other info: Exciting career growth opportunities in a dynamic and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on nuclear safety and advanced reactor development.
- Qualifications: Degree in Engineering, Physics, or similar; experience in safety-critical environments.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 66500 £ per year.
Morson are supporting a pioneering advanced engineering organisation as they continue to expand their specialist Performance & Analysis capability, contributing to one of the UK's most exciting low-carbon energy programmes.
This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in containment analysis and fault studies, working at the forefront of reactor safety, modelling, and performance within a highly regulated and safety-critical environment.
The Role:
- Working within the specialist Performance & Analysis function, you will take a senior role in the development and application of thermal-hydraulic models used to assess containment behaviour and safety system performance under fault conditions.
- You will technically lead small teams, delivering complex analysis that supports plant design optimisation, safety case development, and regulatory substantiation.
- This role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across design, safety, and testing to ensure robust, validated, and high-quality analytical outputs.
Key Areas:
- Containment thermal-hydraulic modelling & fault studies
- Reactor fault & transient analysis
- Verification, Validation & Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ)
- Safety case development & substantiation
- Python-based analysis tool development
- Linux & High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Experimental benchmarking & test validation
- Advanced reactor & SMR technologies
We'd Love to Hear From You If You Have:
- Strong background in thermal hydraulics, fluid systems, or process analysis
- Experience delivering analysis within safety-critical environments
- Proven capability in verification & validation (V&V / VVUQ)
- Experience producing technical reports and contributing to safety cases
- Experience developing or applying engineering analysis models and methods
- Python programming for engineering or scientific applications
- Experience leading technical work or small teams and delivering to time, cost, and quality
Experience with the below would be highly advantageous:
- RELAP
- FLOMASTER
- VIPRECTF
- GOTHIC
Qualifications:
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or similar
- Chartered Engineer status, or working towards chartership, desirable
Salary & Benefits:
- Salary between £50,000 – £66,500
- Bonus up to 12.5%
- £2,200 flexible benefits allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays, with option to buy/sell additional days
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Enhanced family-friendly policies including IVF support
- Flexible & hybrid working
- Home office allowance
This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing advanced engineering organisation delivering one of the UK's most innovative and technically challenging programmes.
If you're passionate about complex engineering analysis and want to play a key role in nuclear safety and advanced reactor development, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note: Due to the nature of the work, successful applicants will be required to undergo BPSS and DBS clearance checks.
Senior Thermal Containment Fault Analyst in Basingstoke employer: Morson Edge
Join a pioneering advanced engineering organisation that is at the forefront of the UK's low-carbon energy programme, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have access to excellent benefits including a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a robust pension scheme, all while contributing to critical safety analyses in a highly regulated environment. This role not only allows you to lead technical teams but also provides opportunities for professional development in a rapidly expanding field.
